Can I use a knife like this to halve thick rind foods such as melons, gourds or squashes?
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Yes you can! I used it on watermelons and butternut squash and it worked fine.
8490
No, this knife is difficult to operate easily. I would try a different brand that specifically states its use on thick rind foods. Best wishes. Angelica
415284
Definitely! I used mine to chop carrots for soup all the time. You do need to cut the carrots into about 3 inch lengths, to fit on the cutting blade (or just use baby carrots). If the carrot was really, really thick, I sometimes split it lengthwise. More so the pieces would be uniformly sized more than that the chopper couldn't handle it.
781202
I use it to slice normal kitchen fare like vegetables & trim meat. It is not a hunting or survival knife
1619944
It's only around 4 inches wide so I would say no, unless it was a small cabbage and you quartered it before slicing. I wouldn't purchase this item it's very cheaply made particularly when you look at the price. When you bare down to slice it varies the thickness of the material you're cutting. I ultimately discarded the item is being useless.
53953
No! This is a very jagged toothed knife. Originally for dry wall cutting I believe and I use for garden roots when digging for planting.
1691454
no, the finest blade is not that fine, I think it is 1/8th inch. It is more about creating long noodle shapes from the zucchini that taste great, and are very healthy, that will go with all kinds of sauces. It will not create as many shapes as you would get with pasta machine or dry pasta
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It could, but it is not at the end of the knife. it may be too small for thicker materials.
1943994
I don't think you can dice without making cuts with a knife the same distance apart as the blades you are using. This would be about 1/8" for the thin ones and 1/4" apart for the thick one. These cuts need to be made with a knife across the onion perpendicular (at right angles) to the direction it is pushed through the blades before you start slicing them. There is a good video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnsFjp8UXU
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No it sure can't cannot. You can grate, or make thick and thin slices. You'll need to get a mandolin if you want to do some quick dicing.
718572
No. It's a banana slicer. If it could be used on cucumbers, they would have called it a Banana/Cucumber Slicer. The slash is the key. Don't ask questions again...not just on Amazon, but in life.
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Hi, While our slicer has only had to deal with garlic, the chef says that ginger should not be a problem. One may get thick or thin slices by the pressure applied to the item being sliced. With the extremely sharp cutter blade, most any food substance up to a shallot, or similar, should be fair game. When asked about carrots, no. Things likely to become gummy were also a no-no.
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I would think no...the skin is too thick. It slices think skinned fruits and veggies wonderfully.
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I dont believe so. Its for veggies. I think it would be like any other knife and would squash down the cheese as you cut. Potatoes and tomatoes arent supposed to stick to it because of the little grooves, but they do anyway.
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I've never used it for vegetables, but I would imagine they'd have to be a hard veggie, like carrot or frozen pretty solid! And cut kind of small!
1698494
You don't want to use a blade like this for watermelon. It is designed for fine-slicing meats. For watermelon I would recommend a heavier blade such as a Dexter-Russell machete-style. For watermelon it would be a waste of money to buy a high quality knife when a heavy, more brittle steel blade works better.
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Yes. If you cut the cabbage into quarters first, it should work well. I found that the holder isn't very helpful with some vegetables, though. Just watch your fingers. The blade is very sharp. It's ceramic, but it looks like plastic. So, its appearance is deceiving.
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After using this mandolin on cucumbers and onions, I think you would get a really thin ribbon of zucchini. I believe it would cut the zucchini just fine, but it wouldn't be very thick.